Flooding, structural flood control measures, and recent geomorphic research along the Red River, Manitoba, Canada

Geomorphic Approaches to Integrated Floodplain Management of Lowland Fluvial Systems in North America and Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 87-117

  Brooks, Gregory R ^a   George, Scott St ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Differential uplift; Flood history; Flood management; Fluvial geomorphology; Manitoba; Paleofloods; Red river; Structural flood protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944615446     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2380-9_5     Document Type: Book

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